Student-Led Innovation: Year 13 Organises Spectacular Engineering Hackathon at Haileybury Astana
On November 4th and 5th, our school hosted the first National IOE Engineering Hackathon. The two-day competition brought together over 80 students from schools such as the Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Physics and Mathematics in Astana, the National School of Physics & Math (FIZMAT) Almaty, and the Canadian International School in Astana.
Their challenge was to propose solutions for a given case and develop an implementation plan. Unlike most similar competitions, which are mostly exclusive to university students, this event aimed to provide valuable experience in engineering to younger participants.
We're pleased to congratulate the winning teams:
| Case | Team | Participants | School |
| 1 | Hakuna Matata | Alima Boskumbayeva, Grade 12 | King Bahrain School |
| Sultan Daniyarov, Grade 10 | National School of Physics & Math (FIZMAT) Almaty | ||
| Inkar Karazhan, Grade 10 | National School of Physics & Math (FIZMAT) Astana | ||
| Arlan Nurmanov, Grade 10 | National School of Physics & Math (FIZMAT) Astana | ||
| Alina Akhmadyar, Grade 10 | Canadian International School in Astana | ||
| Zhailau Makhmutov, Grade 10 | National School of Physics & Math (FIZMAT) Astana | ||
| 2 | AuTech | Najmudin Adikhanov, Grade 9 | Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Physics and Mathematics in Astana |
| Ali Kaiyrdykozha, Grade 12 | Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Physics and Mathematics in Astana | ||
| Sabyrzhan Kadir, Grade 11 | Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Physics and Mathematics in Astana | ||
| Karim Kamalzhan, Grade 11 | Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Physics and Mathematics in Astana | ||
| Semyon Chistyakov, Grade 9 | Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Physics and Mathematics in Astana | ||
| Yasmin Serikbayeva, Grade 12 | Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Physics and Mathematics in Astana | ||
| 3 | Team Future | Adil Kerimbayev, Grade 9 | School No 59 |
| Amina Sultanbekova, Grade 9 | National School of Physics & Math (FIZMAT) Astana | ||
| Margulan Rakhimbay, Grade 9 | National School of Physics & Math (FIZMAT) Astana | ||
| Ulzhan Kabdolda, Grade 9 | National School of Physics & Math (FIZMAT) Astana | ||
| Dameli Shamganova, Grade 9 | National School of Physics & Math (FIZMAT) Astana | ||
| Rollan Kim, Grade 9 | National School of Physics & Math (FIZMAT) Astana |
Many thanks to our organizing team, Altynay and Adilkhan, Year 13 IB students, for throwing this event and bringing engineering enthusiasts all over Astana together.
